Matters of Policy & Politics

Area 45: North Korea – No Nukes?

What is at stake on the Korean peninsula? Can we trust AND verify?

Matters of Policy & Politics•April 26, 2018
Area 45: North Korea – No Nukes?

As North and South Korean leaders meet to discuss a possible peace agreement and an end to decades of hostility, is President Trump’s next move a one-on-one summit with the “honorable” Kim Jong-un? Hoover senior fellow Thomas Henriksen assesses the stakes on the Korean peninsula and what Trump could and should not do to avoid the frustration experienced by recent American presidents.

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Thomas H. Henriksen

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